Hot deals: Catch a bargain Singapore shopping spree

By VICTORIA BARTLE

Under $1270

Shop like crazy or just relax for four nights in Singapore from $1265 a person (twin share) - but you must book by the end of this month. The package includes return flights from Auckland with Singapore Airlines direct to Singapore, return airport transfers and four nights' accommodation at the Grand Central Hotel. You can travel until October 31 this year. Airport and departure taxes are not included.

Contact: Holiday Shoppe, freephone 0800 808 480.

Under $1600

Anaheim is not just the destination for Disneyland. Choose from many tourist spots and attractions, including Universal Studios, Ripley's Believe It or Not and the Movieland Wax Museum, Knotts Berry Farm and Magic Mountain, from $1599 a person - including return airfares and accommodation for five nights. Accommodation is twin share and flights are from Auckland with airport transfers included. Airport taxes and levies separate; bookings by August 31.

Contact: Flight Centre, freephone 0800 354 448.

Under $5400

An 18-day itinerary that takes in the Amazon jungle, Cusco, Machu Picchu, Lake Titicaca and La Paz is on offer with a $1500 reduction in the usual price from World Expeditions. The tour is from March 2 to March 19 next year and departs from Auckland. The price is $5399 a person. Those booking receive two bottles of wine, plus a copy of Lonely Planet's Peru.

Contact: World Expeditions, (09) 368 4161

Under $7000

See the Pushkar Camel Fair, the Taj Mahal and the forts, palaces and national parks of Rajasthan on a tour to India that lasts 23 days and costs $6950 a person. The tour emphasises travel at a leisurely pace with most stops lasting two to three days - and accommodation in heritage hotels. Travel must be booked and paid for by September 3 this year, and the tour departs from Auckland with a tour guide on November 5.

Contact: Travel Smart (06) 758 5712.

Email: linda@tsnewplymouth.co.nz